St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-20
The Twain Made One After the
Latter Is Bulldozed by
the Bucks.
A Prisoner at Worthington
Commits Suicide by SWal-
lowing Glass.
A Big Ore Strike Reported
at Deadwood--A Fergus
Falls Fire.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis, Oct. 19-There are
no flies on the average Chippewa Indian
when he gets his dander up, and there
is said to be no such thing as resisting
the charms of beautiful Indian maiden
when her blood is mixed with the white
mans, especially when she has had the
advantage of little book learning.
About six weeks ago Edgar Louis Rich
ter, the son of Louis Richter, said to he
the pastor of a st. Paul church, came to
the Odanah Indian reservation to act as
telegraph operator at the railway sta
tion for the Milwaukee, Lake Shore &
Western railway. Just previous to his
arrival Marie Genery, a handsome
young maiden of the cream cOlOred hue,
resulting from the mixture of
Saxon and native blood, returned to the
reservation from the Milwaukee Indus
trial school, where she has been living
for the past four years. Richter is said
to have become almost Immediately en-
amored of the young woman, and was
not long in forming her acquaintance.
They strolled at sundown along the lit
tie brooks that course through the reSer-
vatiOn, and in less than month were
man and wife. being made so by Justice
Judd, of this city, a few days ago. The
stories at the agency in regard to this
singular affair are many, and the one
which has the greatest currency is to
effect that young Richter was taken be-.
fore a
COUNCIL OF CHIPPEWA BRAVES
and told that as his attentions to the
maiden had been of a character not in
accordance with the customs of the tribe
he must marry her or take the cOnse-
quences. There was great deal of
jealousy among the reservation 'bucks,"
especially among the younger ones, who
had rendered themselves at the feet of
the accomplished maiden, and it is said,
and quite generally credited, that this
story had its origin among them. Young
Richter was frequently in company
with his affianced at the railway station
and showed her many courteSieS that
the other and less handsome squaws
were not shown. Among others she
was given seat in the little
the mysteries of the telegraph This
so thoroughly angered those who were
left outside to peer through the win
dOws, that they pelted the place with
stones and whOOped and yelled in their
own peculiar style. Such demonstra-
tions did not, as might be supposed,
strike terror to the heart of the young
man. On the contrary, he drew the
pretty Chippewa closer to him and as
sured her of protection. This kind of
thing continued for some time until ten
days ago, when the marriage ceremony
was quietly performed here by the JUS
tice. and the news only
LEAKED OUT TODAY,
when acQuaintanceS of the parties met
them on the streets and pointed them
out. Young Richter was promoted to
the position of station agent at Odanah
few days ago, but he constantly kept
telegraphing to the train dispatcher here
that the Indians were about to scalp
him and he was dismissed. Miss
Genery'S Indian name is Agnece, that
being, according to the tribal law, her
only name. Her mother and step-father
live at Odanah, the latter being a
Frenchman and Storekeeper. "Agnece''
belongs to what is known as the Buffalo
bay or Red cliff band of Chippewas and
is eighteen years of age. The rule of the
tribe is that when daughter is married
the husband is to go with his bride to
the home of her parents and help sup
port his mother-in-law. Young Richter
has taken up his abode accordingly. He
owns something like 100 acres of pine |
lands near Washburn, it is said, but the
bride has nothing but her pretty face
and trim, graceful form. She is en-
titled to no land under the land sever
atty act, so if the marriage was not the
result of the alleged threats of the
Bucks it was
ONE OF PURE LOVE.
Your correspondent made an effort to
interview the couple to-day, but they
disappeared very suddenly this after
noon. MIR. Walker, the government
farmer, who was here to-day, says the
marriage is the theme of conversation
at the reservation, and that the story as
above given and many others are cur
rent. Richter is twenty-three years of
age, and up to few months ago was an
operator in the chief office of the
Western Union Telegraph company at
Chicago. and before that was employed
at different stations along the line of
the Central road. His father was for
three years pastor of church at Phil
lips, Price county, but went to st. Paul
a short time ago. The boy is repre-
sented as very intelligent, but reck-
less sort of fellow, of ordinarily good
habits. When the ceremony was per
formed. Justice Judd handed him the
blank certificate to fill in, and in the
space for Occupation of husbandn he
inscribed the words minister